Reactor for homogenizing machines



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BY www ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 16, 1951 NITE-D STATES NATENT orruiair EEACTOR FR HGMGENZING MACHINES John Marco, Wilmington, Del.

Application May 3, 1949, Serial No. 91,202 i Claims. (el. 25e- 9) This invention relates to homogenizing machines and more particularly to a reactor constituting an element of such a machine, it being one object of the invention to provide a reactor through which passes material to be homogenized and wherein the material is subjected to repeated beating actions and `also to cooling or heating so that the temperature of the material may be gradually cooled or heated according 13o-whether low or high temperature is desired for material emitted from the reactor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a reactor through which material is forced by a pump and treated by action of impellers or beaters which turn with a shaft and are located in spaces orcharnbers into which the reactor body is divided by partitions which are hollow and carry transversely extending tubes so that as the material is forced through the tubes from one i chamber to another the material maybe cooled or heated by action of a refrigerant or heating medium owing through the hollow partitions.

, Another object of the invention is to provide a reactor having one endconnected with a pump casing by a neck of such dimensions that material may ow through the neck about a pump shaft and thus allow the neck to serve as a conduit forv the material as well asa connection between the pump and the reactor.

- Another object of the invention is to'provide a Y reactor which has a casing r body formed of sections which are rmly secured against each other and of such formation that a reactor of predetermined size may be built by using a suitable number of sections.

Another object of the invention is to provide `a reactor having atfone end Van outlet chamber into which material enters by way of a homogencontrolled and a record made of the spring pressure sothat exact setting of the valve maybe obtained in order to duplicate the material de- `arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a side vview of a homogenizing machine including the improved reactor as one-of its elements;

vizing valve so mounted and soformed that pressure exerted by a spring to seat the valve may be Figure 2 is a top plan view of the reactor;

Figure 3 is'a sectional view taken longitudinally through the reactor along the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a view looking at the front end of the reactor;

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional along the line 5 5 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line E--S of Figure 3;

Figure '7 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 'F-l-'l of Figure 3; Y

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken longitudinally through a reactor of modied construction;

Figure 9 is a View looking at the front end of a reactor shown in Figure 8; f

Figure 10 is a transverse sectional view take along the line I li--ifll of Figure 8;

Figure 11 is a sectional View taken along the line Ii-Ii of Figure 8;

Figure 12 is a sectional view taken along the line l2-l2 of Figure 8;

Figure 13 is a sectional view taken along the line l3-I3 of Figure 8;

Figure 14 is a view in elevation offone of the partitions between which beaters or impellers operate;

Figure 15 is a sectional view taken along the line l-I 5 of Figure 14;

Figure 16 is a view upon an enlarged scale showing Va beater principally inv elevation and partially in section; and,`

view taken Figure 1'? is an edge view' of the beater shown in Figure 16.

The homogenizing machine shown in Figure l has a body I supported by front and rearV legs 2 at its ends. This body is hollow and carries a motor 3 having on its shaft a Vpulley t about which are trained belts 5. These belts are also trained about a larger pulley 8 carriedby the shaft 'i projecting from a gear box 8 mounted over the rear end of the body, the'pulleys and theV belts being enclosed by a shield 9. A rotary -feed continuous mixer l0, constructedas shown in my copending application Serial No. 91,201,Y

filed May 3, 1949, is mounted over the forward end portion of the body and contains mechanism to which movement is imparted from the gearing inthe box 8 by mechanism including a shaft Il. Material to be treated is deposited in a hopper I2 from which it ows into the mixer l and wherein the material is mixed, the mixture being discharged from the mixer through its outlet spout I3, The construction of the continuous mixer and its feed mechanism has not been specifically illustrated as they constitute the subject matter of another application referred to above. Any material desired may be deposited in the hopper provided it is of such a nature that it may be mixed with other substances and subject to action of the reactor with which the outlet i3 is connected and also to a homogenizing action.

The improved reactor It constituting the subject matter of thisfinventionis v 'nibuntefd'upon a supportlStdgether with a pumpv l5. This re actor has a cylindrical casing or body l' closed at its front and rear ends by heads I8 andl and formed from a plurality jor sections which are secured in close tting engagement 'tE/ith each other by bolts or tie rods 20. is connected vvith the pump l5 by a tubular neck 2! through which a shaft 22 driven by 'thepum'p passes, the internal diameter of the ne'cl: being such that when the nozzle i3 of the mixer is conneetedivvit'h 'the inlet 23V leading laterally from `the "neck Vthe;-Ina`ts`erial may fflovv through -the pump from which same ows along the shaftnand into a pocket 24 formed centrally of the section '25' of thecasing. Theconstruction of thepump has not been shown in detail as it i/svrwiurllvy illus- 'trated andv described inrPatent Nof2g32l09. At the front end of the` casing is asectionfl 'which cooperates with'sectionu to form a chamber 28 from which an outlet`29'- projects and between :theseotions 25j-andai? are alternately Idisposed sections 3!) and 3L the-sections Y3l? constituting marginal walls of hambersml and the sections 3| servingv as partitionsmvvhich separate the jchambersgfrom eachother. lCo'nmun'ication between the chambers` I?? isvm established by 'means of tubes 53 mountegltransversely" through the sections or partiti ns'fS-i.' andrefe'rr-ing to Figure it ,Willkbev Yseentliattl-ie pgartitins'are hollow and each has a thiclemaryg'inalportionfto'vhich a disk or-plated@is-securedbyscrews 3&1 and forms a removable tvall for a chamber f'in the y jpartionrmlmpellers'orbeatersoperate in `the chambers 32 and eachha. 'a' hub" 'rfroniv'v'hich Mextendlongitudirialvly curved-blades 738. The hubs .farmed with integrierten ae' which' at' into keyvaysbr grooves l@ formed intheha't 32 so Vthat the impellers turn .With-the shatad'oter ends nof the blades are"beveled''so thatfthey lhave close liitting engagement yWith' the'annularwalls theimpeii'rs-nt snugly iff the 'engineers arbe- 1 tvveen vside Walls thereof but 'that `s`iiiiicient"clear ance is` providedbetween 'the'sectiori Ziand the hub bearing against the samev to allow "material 5 chamber 32 at the desired temperature.

" 45 bodir'nntiorthe" medium Will cause the material forced through the chambers 32 and the tubes 33 to be kept at either lovv or high temperature and the material will enter the pocket 49 leading from the front The fact that the material being treated passes through the small tubes 33 from one chamber 32 to another also aids in effecting a good mixture fof "solid and'li'quid oregafseousV matter. While 1o threecooling or heating #-ch'arnb'eifs -have been shown, any number desired may be provided.

From the pocket 19, the material passes through h4anopening 50 into the discharge chamber 28.

"Thisopin'gSU `'is'surrounded by a Valve seat the. Valve being slidably mounted in a sleeve 53 ""Whichprojets' outwardly from the head i8 at the -frontend of the cylinder. A cap 54 carrying a diametrically extending turning bar 55 is screwed 20 -uponthersleeve for adjustment thereon andthis oapfengages'fthe oliterl-e'dof `a"h`lical spring 56 `which extends' longitudinally iI1""'theH sleeve'tvith iftsfinner orffrontend bearing`ag`a1nst` the"valve and vdisposed about a'bgwude"pin'Vprojecting be 'sai'ftedingftiumany pon thesiee've and-*tension @finie sprmgadjusi-redA sohtnat theamount jeririfessure'iapplie `by diespringi'torthevaive WillY be 'contrblld` Itivill' thus 'be 'seen' that'revaiveime than en rgeeiiamb lnrfrregirwhich i the horngeaed'rn'atenai nows'tnroughsthefoutlet 2'9. 'A Jrnointerfcarried"bythe cap projects 77171`s'e"oti'ons being secured inassembled 'rela-tion to chamber 32 during'operation of the homogeniz'er. L During-5 operation of the reactora' 'refrigerant as vcd1-d vvater or a heating medium 'such'as hot vva'ter mus-tbe passed through thepartitions Y in order to chill, orheat the rnate'ria'l being' treatl" Therefore, therel has been provided inlet and outiet'` pipes 4.! and 2. 'These`pip`es"extend lon'giu `tudinally or Vthe .Acylinder 'throllgh Openings I 133 and 6:4 formed inthe sections. The' pipes have portslla'frni` 46 formed therein in Asuch positions" 65 'i'"isimounted-irithe'csingiand"isiheld'in paced that "theregister vvith' yportsfor side openings' @Si and' leading'froin the openings -iSfand Mi and M communicating' ivith lovver and upper portions of the chambers'l "When "supp-lypipe is con- 'nected with `thel pipev fand a freturn pipe con-4 f nected'with 4the pipe 'lZgthe cooling 4or heating l.; medium' 'enter power portions of they lcharn- 35 and i iovv upwardly -thro'ughth'ese ohamto upperfportions" thereofand eut through in spaced relation to each other and each has a hub and a rim and spokes 86 extending between the hub vand the rim and disposed at a transverse incline, as shown in YFigures 14 and 15. There have also been provided impellers or beaters 81,

88 and 89 which are mounted upon the Shaft in cio-operating relation to the stators and turn with the shaft. The arms or blades of the beaters are curved lo-ngitudinally and have their outer ends disposed close to the wall of the casing and upon referring to Figures 11, 12 and 13, it will be seen that the blades of the impellers 8l andV 89 curve towards the left when viewed, as shown in these figures, whereas the blades of they impeller 88 curve towards the right. The curvature of the j blades and the transverse pitch or incline of the spokes causes a very good mixing action to take place while material is being forced through the vcasing from the inlet end thereof to the outlet chamber.

assenso its frontend, a partition providing an outlet chamber in the forward portion of said casing, baiilesin said casing spaced from each other longitudinally of the casing, and each provided r with a multiplicity of transversely spaced tubes f passing through it a shaft rotatably mountedin the casing longitudinally thereof and through centers of said baffles, beaters carried by said shaft and fitting snugly between the baffles and turning with the shaft, andV having movement The material flows from the pocket 8| into the K discharge chamber 61 through an opening 90 surrounded by a valve seat 9| against which bears a valve 92. This valve is slidably mounted in a sleeve S3 upon which a cap 94 is screwed, the cap having engagement with the outer end of a helical spring '95 which urges the valve towards the valve seat. 'The capis turned by means ofits handle Se and by noting the position of the pointer 91 relative to the scale markings 98 arranged in a circular path about the neck pressure applied to the valve by the spring may be accurately adjusted.

Instead of forming the impellers with solid arms or blades they may be formed, as shown in across ends of said tubes during turning vof the beaters with the shaft, said partition being formed with a passage opening into the discharge chamber, a homogenizer vaive controlling iiow of material into the discharge chamber through.

said passage and urged towards a closed position.

2. A reactor comprising a casing having an lnlet at one end, `a partition in said casing dividing the casing into ani-ain chamber with which the ""inlet communicates and a discharge chamber provided with an outlet, baffles in the main'chamber spaced from each other longitudinally thereof, and each provided with a plurality of tubes communicating with space between the baiiles,

. beaters movably mounted in co-operating rela- Figures 16 and 17, wherein the blades 99 of the y impeller lil have'been each shown formed with a plurality of openings |8| spacedfrom each other longitudinally 0f the blades. Impellers formed, asshown in Figures 16 and 17 serve to completely associate or mix either` metered or pre-mixed material that enters through the pump section and there pass through to the end of thoroughly associating compatible or incompatible products, so that when'it passes through the homogenizaticn there is a complete uniformity in percentage relation of the material being processed. f

Instead of cooling or heating the material as it moves from one impeller to another the material treated in this specific form of reactor is only cooled when first entering the casing and while passing from the chamberA 8|! and through the pocket 8| into the'dischargechamber 61. lCooling is efected bya refrigerant, such as cold water, and heating by means of hot water, or its equivalent, and referring to Figure 8,VV it will be seen that vthe cold or hot water flows through the chambers ed and 65 of the sections 62 and 63..

tion to saidbaiiles and moving acrossends of the tubes when in motion, passages being provided for circulation of a heat exchange medium during movement of material being treated through the casing between the inlet and theoutlet, and a homogenizer Valve urged towards a closed position and automatically shifted towards an opened position by action of `material moving through the casing toward the outlet.

3. AY reactor comprising a casing having a cylindrical body and front andv rear heads for the body, there being a partition. in the body definingy a discharge chamber and a main chamber, vthe main chamber having an inlet and the discharge chamber having an outlet, said partition ,being formed with a pocket at its center leading from the main chamber andA with Van lopening leading from the pocket to the discharge chamber, the opening being surrounded by a valve seat confronting the discharge chamber, the front head being formed with an openingat its center aligned with the pocket and surrounded by a sleeve projecting outwardly from the lsaid head, a homogenizer valve slidable longitudinally struction and operation of my invention, the

While I have particularly described the ele-eV ments best, adapted to perform the functions set through said sleeve and extending into the discharge chamber with its inner end confronting the valve seat, a spring in said sleeve bearing against the valve, a cap screwed upon said sleeve and having a head at its outer end engaging and applying pressure to the outer end of the spring to tension the spring and thereby cause the valve to be urgedr towards a closed position against the valve seat, and beaters movably mounted in the main chamber for operating upon material forced through the casing between the inlet and the outlet.

4. A reactor comprising a cylindrical casing having a body and heads closing ends ofthe body, said body consisting of a plurality of sections having marginal portions secured in face to ,face engagementwith each other and forming 2me-eee..

an annular. walliffor themed-5g oneW section conestitutinef;b a partition- :l dividing the body f into a..

maint chamber. and; Blz-dischargechamber other ones of y.the sections .for-ming.V z-baiflefs spaced. from each other longitudinallyfthefbodly, the. dis,- chargefehamber. having-v an. outlet,A the main chamber being provided with an inlet yat.the4 other-:end of Vthe body fromthe .discharge chamber., said. partition beingiormed with an open.- ingfsurrounded .byV a;- Valve. seat. and .through which-.finaterial passesfrom themain. chamber` tutingapartition dividing the body into a main chamber, and-a. discharge chamber, other ones, of the-sep.tions. formingbales spacedv from each otherlongitudinailyof. the body, the discharge chamber having. an outlet, the main chamber beinggprovidedwith .an` inlet at the other end oithevbodyffromthe discharge chamber, said par.tition,.being. formed With an opening surroundedby avalyey .seat and .through which inaterialpasses from the main chamber into the discharge, chamber, said` baiiies being hollow and carrying'ftubes. passing throughthe .baies transverselygthereof., .a rotarygshaft extendniginto the casing).centrally` or. the main chamberl and through. .c,ertain. of, the baiiies, beaters Vcarried by saidhaft. in vco-operating` relation to the baies and,..ea'ch'havingav hub. fitting about the shaft andturning,therewithand carrying blades, the blades being curvedlongitudinally and, having side, .edge faces in race to face engagement with sidefaces ofthe` baiiies, and a vhorno'genizer,` Valve yield'ably held'- ina closed position, against the valvesc-ianY 6..'A. reactor comprising lacylindrical4 casing having. abody and heads closing endsofjthe .bcdy,1said bodyconsisting. of .a plurality ofsections., having marginal portionsse'cured in` face torace, engagement witheach other .and forming an annular wall for` .the body, one section vcon- Streuung a, partition dividing the body into-'a the reactor.

ing; surrounded. by.. a.; valve: seatv and. through Whichmaterial .passes from. the` main chanlberinly to the discharge fchamber, said .baiiies` beingvlh'ollowf tub es carrying. tubes` ypassing.. tlirc'jnglif the ybafs' transversely, thereoi'v a rotary, sl'i'aft,l extenlir'1g intopthe casingy oentr'allyof theinainchamber andv through certain of` the baffles, beatersy mountedv upon said. shaftjto .turn therewith and.. having .blades vspaced from. eachother circuinrerent-ially..- o f, thevshaity and 'havingfsde faces'. in. ,close contacting A.engagement with. side'ffaces otthe bafiles, and .a-x homogenizer valve fyieldabl'y he1d.:.ir va .closed position against; the, valvelseat. 7. A'-reactorf-comprising a Ycylindricalv casing. having .a..body and heads. closing, ends of Y'the bedyfltvsaid bodyv consistingy of,` a plurality .of secr' tions having., marginal I Vportions. secured in Q facev4 to.face.. engagenient .with eachother. and forming annular Yiis/alli Afor.l the body; one section` con# stituting a partition dividing the bodyintof a main.; chamber andr a discharge chamber, vother Q nesof. the sections. forming .baiiies spaced. 'from each other i. longitudinally, of .the body, the, discharge ..chamber having.. an. outlet, the, main yei-ifarnber.'r being provided "with an. inlet at. the other endothe, body .from the discharge chamberg said partition being .formed with: an"op en ingr-surrounded by a .valve seat. and through which.. material passes. from the main chamber into thedischargechamber, said baffles. being hcllovtjf .and 'carrying tubes passing througl'iI the baffles-transversely.. thereof., a rotary. shaft'extending into the casing centrally of the. main Chamber. and through ,certain o f thebales, beat' ersmlounted `upon saidfshaft'ftoturn therewith andshaving,k bladesspaced 'from eachother circumferentia'lly of the shaftandr'novement across ends ofthe tubesduring. rotation of thefbeaters, l-iornogenizer` yieldablyg held' in. closed' posi.- ,tionfagainst the valve seat, and'pipeslcommuncatinglwith .space within. the hllowbaies for passage: of.. a heat exchange medium through the barrica toe-control fthe ytemperature of 4material passingthroughthe-.casing 'during operation of Y Jorim/meco..

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